Mercedes-Benz 300SL 1955 Gullwing in auction

LOS ANGELES - The figure of Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is a classic car which is quite rare because it was built in the 50's. So far the new Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno who is a collector of rare cars that have this antique car. As reported by carbuzz.com, Tuesday (01/24/2012) This car was completed on 20 April 1955 ago.

Along the way, Mercedes-Benz SL chassis that carries the number 550 028 which was sent to America on May 27, 1955. In 1980 the car was bought by a collector from Germany for U.S. $ 57,000 or equivalent to Rp509 million.

In 1982 this car into space 'care' for the restoration undertaken by Hill & Vaughn in Santa Monica is famous in the field of restoration and often won the Pebble Beach event.

After that the car shipped back to Germany. There, the car is re-entered the room to get a new color restoration. Finally, in 2009 this car fell into the hands of a collector Ken McBride Gullwing. Until finally the car was sent to a specialist restoration 300 SL, Rudi & Co.., In 2011 the restoration is complete, thanks to cold hands 300 SL back to normal with silver paint and interiors shades of blue.

Affairs of the heart pacemaker, the original machine is still maintained to corroborate its authenticity. Mercy gullwing produced only by 29 units worldwide. Rudge wheels alerts as well as further strengthening the Plexiglas windows of the historical value of this German car.

This car is also equipped with original tool kit, a hammer, jack, comprehensive documentation, certificate of Mercedes-Benz, owner's manual, instruction manual, spare part catalogs, books and service manuals Becker radio.

In the event Gooding & Company auction a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing 1955 valued U.S. $ 4.62 million. A fantastic price for a 57-year-old car.

Iter Avto's forerunner GPS in the form of roller-moved map

SPAIN, - Iter Avto actually more like a map in the form of a roller which moves with the motion of the car. Map rotates in the middle, like a screen.

Then the principle of rotation similar to the speedometer which moves rely on the wheels. Iter Avto was placed just as people today put a global positioning system (GPS), which is in the middle under the dash.

A roll of paper illustrated the path and name of the dots and then pinned in it. Its use depends on the location that is being addressed. If the user wants to London for example, they must install a roll of special maps of London. If you move, have to change reels.

Brilliant compliment to the idea of ​​Iter Avto as a guide in the car out when it finally turned the car user. The map does not go turn because it can only be used when the car is moving straight.

The existence of any Avto Iter is unclear given the data producer and creator names such as lost time. However, if the talk "who first made", the guide had also made ​​a similar road in England, even 10 years earlier or the range of 1920. The device, called Plus Fours Routefinder is even more simple. Shaped like a wristwatch.

The principle works the same as the Iter Avto, using the roll map. However, the manual movement, namely playing around with your fingers.

it has been already used GPS, it's long before people understand by a guide device in the car sort of global positioning system, a product called by Iter Avto already made ​​in Spain in 1930.

Do not imagine the sophisticated in-car devices that rely on satellites such as made by ​​Alpine (1981) or Etrak (1983), or be asked to designate the road with our voices (the latter is recognized even make trouble). Iter Avto much simpler, just rely on the paper roll as a walking map.

1965 Ford Mustang 4WD was sold at £ 54,000

1965 Ford Mustang 4WD was sold at a dealership in Hampshire, UK with £ 54,000 price tag that is consistent with the conditions and the scarcity value of the vehicle.

Strangely, as a vehicle that spends his life in plain English, this Mustang has a steering wheel on the left or left-hand-drive. Quite strange considering that this country adheres to Princess Diana right wheel as in Asia.

Looks like it is because at the time the project was run 4WD, the unavailability of the right wheel version of the Mustang. The vehicles are made to illustrate the benefits of true 4WD system even comes with an ABS system prototype Maxaret Dunlop.

Unfortunately, this car failed to make the Ford officials were impressed sehigga this project was not continued. But its impact, making it the third prototype 4WD Mustang is now a car with the status of super rare and worthy of being collector items.

IN 1965, Harry Ferguson Research make three prototypes berpenggerak 4WD 1965 Ford Mustang to convince Ford and other manufacturers about the advantages of four-wheel drive system.

As a company that managed to make a Formula 1 car 4WD championship in 1960 racing season, Ferguson is confident in its design and systems 'Ferguson Formula 4WD' was grafted on a Ford Mustang.

There are only three Ford Mustang ever made with the 4WD system. In other words, the vehicle was within the category of super rare. One such vehicle is currently appearing with the mileage on the odometer 73,000 miles (about 117,500 kilometers) after a run by two different owners.